Immigrant smuggling suspects to help feds

By Guillermo Contreras :
March 27, 2014

SAN ANTONIO — Two suspected immigrant smugglers arrested in January after a SWAT raid on an East Side home have agreed to help federal officials investigate what might be a larger operation.

Pablo Sixto-Macedo, 27, was sentenced Thursday to time served after having previously pleaded guilty to illegal re-entry as part of an agreement with prosecutors.

Co-defendant Sonia Lopez, 37, a U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty earlier this month to conspiracy to harbor undocumented immigrants and will be sentenced at a later date. She faces up to 10 years in prison.

Authorities were alerted to the home after an immigrant ran to a nearby fire station, stating that he was being held captive.